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<h1 class="topictitle1">Step 1: Creating a Replication Network Logical Port<span id="en-us_topic_0000002167014340_ph66081085407"> (Applicable When the OceanProtect Serves as Backup Storage)</span></h1>
<div id="body0000002069314226"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p1720618465166">On DeviceManager of the primary and secondary storage systems, you can create replication network logical ports to remotely transmit replication data.</p>
<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_section76551503175"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p4324626143813">The replication network IP addresses have been planned at the primary and secondary ends.</p>
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<div class="section" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_section01286189357"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_ol3195132918350"><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_li319522912350"><span>Log in to DeviceManager of the primary and secondary storage systems separately. For details, see <a href="en-us_topic_0000002164760130.html#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164760130">Logging In to DeviceManager</a>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_li1749374163512"><span>Choose <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b0842202819397">Services</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b168423281395">Network</strong> &gt; <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b18842192813913">Logical Ports</strong>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_li17548185061613"><span>Select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b1619211561110">All vStores</strong> for <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b131921615141119">vStore</strong>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_li1020518291423"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_uicontrol9233246164210"><b>Create</b></span> to create a logical port.</span><p><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p122201058114510"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_table4902520114617">Table 1</a> describes the related parameters.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_table4902520114617"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_table4902520114617"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_table4902520114617" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Logical port parameters</caption><colgroup><col style="width:43.55%"><col style="width:56.45%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_row12902520144613"><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="43.55%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p11902142011468">Parameter</p>
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<tbody><tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_row1990214209462"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="43.55%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p179021520174612">Name</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p89021220144617">Select <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_uicontrol1599065984713"><b>Replication</b></span>.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_row159021320204618"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="43.55%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p89021320194613">IP Address Type</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p1790212044613">IP address type of a replication network logical port, which can be IPv4 or IPv6.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p39031820154614">IP address of a replication network logical port.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_row10903720194618"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="43.55%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p17903220184614">Subnet Mask</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p89031620184617">If an IP address is of IPv4 type, set a subnet mask for the IP address.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p1770671912495">If an IP address is of IPv6 type, set a prefix for the IP address.</p>
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<tr id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_row1075519116478"><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="43.55%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p475641115470">Gateway</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_p1675612113472">Gateway used for the IP address of the replication network logical port.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="56.45%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.4.2.2.2.3.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_p1187201353020">Type of the port used to create the replication network logical port. Available options include <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b131477457191">Ethernet port</strong>, <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b0147345201911">Bond port</strong>, and <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b11147945121914">VLAN</strong>.</p>
<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_p7393956171420">By default, the ports used for replication have been bonded during initialization of the <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_text44851941602">OceanProtect</span>. Therefore, you need to select <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b202105286193">Bond port</strong> if you do not perform other operations (such as deleting bond ports).</p>
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<p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_p1549136151615">The system has filtered all ports used for the replication network. Select any port in the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_b4425952103418">Link up</strong> state.</p>
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</p></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_li1871473615017"><span>Click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_uicontrol799991095820"><b>OK</b></span>.</span></li><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164600422__en-us_topic_0000002167014340_en-us_topic_0000002200061401_en-us_topic_0000001149078659_li205675443341"><span>Repeat the preceding steps to configure a logical port for each home port.</span></li></ol>
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